Battery.



No. 880,196. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

F. A. DECKER.

BATTERY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1904.

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BATTERY.

( APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21. 1904.-

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FRANK A. DECKER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AssIcN- MENTs, TO DECKER ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or WILMINGTON,

DELAWARE.

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. Patented Feb. as, 1908.

- Application filed nmh 2111904. set-in 110499.304.

To all whom may concern: I 1

Be 1t known that I, FRANK ANDECKER, a

citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia; inthe county. of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Batteries, of which the following is a specification. I v This invention is designed primarily to provide an improved fluid distribution and drainage apparatus for batteries, by which the several compartmentsmayf be filled or emptied by conduitscommun'icating therewith through a channeled lid. or base coupled intact-the system byfiuid proof connections.

A leading object of the invention is to pro-. 'vide improved means for cbupling the parts of the system together.

p The nature and characteristic features of' the. improvements will more fully appear by reference 'to' the following description and the accompanyin thereof, of whichze v E Figure 1 represents a top plan. view of a form of the in'vei'ition: Fig. iZ represents a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1: 3 represents a sectional view of the lid taken on theline 3- 3 of Fig. 1: Fig.4 represents a sectional view of the top of a jar or drawings injillustration adapted for receiving the lid and couplings:

Fig. 5 represents a vertical sectional view of the bottom of a cell having the invention applied thereto: Fig. 6 represents a bottom plan View of the construction shown in Fig. 5: Fig. 7 represents a vertical sectional view'of a modification of the coupling shown in Fig.

5: Fig. 8 represents a perspective view of a construction adapted for use either as a base or lid: Figs.;9 and 10 represent sections through modified conduits having means for coupling them together: Fig. 11 represents a top plan view and Fig. 12 a sectional'view of the coupling shown in Fig. 10: and Fig. lE'represents a sectional view of fluid passages and couplings for connecting groups of col s.

e X As shown in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings,

the jars 1, provided withv the cups 2 forming the compartments 3, have the lid 4 which fits within and closes their tops. The lid has the parallel legs 5 containingthe insulating conduits 6 and 6 (suitably of porcelain),

' the legs having the notches 7'which engage and hold together the walls 1* cut down below the general level of the tops of the ars. Each of -the cells thus formed is pro.-

cups through the ports 3 thereof.

vicled with a tube 8 set in the lid 4 and having a port or ports' 8 communicating with the.

bottoms of the cups 2 and having ports 8 which communicate with the interiors of the Each of the cells is also provided with a tube 9 set in .the lid '4 and having like communication With the conduit 6 each tube having a horizontal-member 9" providedwith ports 9 communicating with the compartments 3. The tops of the respective tubes are fitted with binding nuts 8 and 9 adapted for the connection of wires for carrying the current. The conduits 6 and 6 are connected at their opposite ends with the respective conduits 10 and 10 suitably of lead The lid conduits and the conduits leading thereto are connected by providing the former with sockets as 11 and the latter with branches as. 12., which fit in the sockets.

The branches are firmly .held in the sockets and. a fluid proof joint formed by placing externally threaded sleeve nuts 13 on the branches and providing the latter with the flanges 12 which are. jammed in the sockets to form gaskets for the joint by screwing the nuts into the sockets. with the notches 14 which receive the coup- The jars are provided hugs and permit the lid to snugly fit in their tops.

As shown in Figs. 5 to 7, the jar 15 may be supported upon the disconnected rectangular legs 16, respectively provided with insulating conduits as 17, the conduits being connected with the respective conduits 18 for charging and emptying the respective cells and compartments.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, each leg 16 is providedwith a socket19 having the shoulder 19 the socket providing a passage throu h the base intersecting the conduit 17 The material, as lead, of which the jar I5 is made, is drawn through the top of the socket so as to form the flan e or gasket 20, which is jammed against vt e shoulder 19 by the hollow internally threaded nut or plug 21, the

latter engaging the threaded end of a tube 22 having a flange 22 in engagement with and clamping the bottom of the cell. The hollow plug has the passage 2]. affording communication between the conduit 17 and the tube 22. It will be understood that tubes, as 22,-are related to the several cups and compartments of the battery as are the members 8 and 9* of Fig. 2.

As shown in Fig. 7, a jar 15 may be connected with the le 16, by means of a gasket 23 (of lead or rub er) having a flange 23 enga ing the jar and a fian e 23 engaging the sioulder 19, a-tube 24 aving a flange 24 which engages the gasket flange 23, and

the hollow plug 21 which has a screw threaded connection with the tube 24 and jams the gasket flange 23 against the shoulder 19 of the socket 19.

As shown in Fig. 8, an integral construc tion may be used, as a part of the supplying and drainage system, which is adapted for either a base or lid, having the plate 25 connecting the channeled. le s as 26 provided V,

with sockets as 27, the channels having the passages 28 adapted for communication with tubes extending into a jar. Asshown'in Figs. 9 to 12, the system may have the insulating conduits 29 with the 4 fluid proof joint'is thus formed where two insulating conduits are required to be joined together.

As shown in Fig. 13, where groups ofcells are required to be connected together in a common distribution system, an insulatin cross 33 may be employed, havin the severe communicating conduits 34 eacv connected Witha so'cket35. A tube 36, (preferably of lead) carrying the externally threaded sleeve nut 37, has the flange 36 formed thereon and jammed in the socket 35 to form askets by screwing the nut 37 therein. The tube is rovidedwith the branches 38 having the anges 39with the sleeve nuts 40 thereon for making couplings with insulating channels.

Having describedmy invention, 1 claim 1. The combination of a conduit, a socket intersecting said conduit, a tube extending into said socket, and a nut engaging said tube and having a passage therein through which said tube and conduit communicate,substan-' tially as specified.

2. The combination of a conduit, a socket intersecting said conduit, said socket-having a shoulder, a tube communicating with said -cond uit, and means in said socket sugported e, subby said shoulder and engaging said tu stantially as specified.

3. The combination of a cell, with a con duit, a shouldered socket intersecting said conduit, a tube communicating with said cell and extending into said socket, and a hollow nut engaging said tube and supported by said shoulder in said socket, substantially as specified.

h 4. The combination of a cell, with a conduit, ashouldered socket intersectin said .conduit, a tube connecting said cel and socket, a gasket surrounding said tube, and a hollow n'ut engaging said tube and jamming 'said gasket against said shoulder, substantially as s ecihed.

5. A ce 1, in combination with an insulating leg having a passage therethrough, a

socket intersecting said passage and a tube' seated in said socket and communicating with said cell, substantially as specified.

6. A cell having compartments therein, a plurality of insulating legs, a conduit in each of said legs, and means for connecting each of said conduits with.one or more com)art-' ments of said cell, substantially as speci ed.

7. A cell having compartments therein,; a

pair of insulating legs connected by an in FRANK A. DECKER.

In presence of- THOMAS S; GATES, UILEY E. CRANE, Jr. 

